Who writes the books
Every book published since January 2023 in the national libraries of 11 European countries and Open Library, then the non-fiction authors behind them, screened against the 6 roles.
Books since 20232,707,32184.1% with an ISBN
Authors reviewed10,407In bestseller lists, prizes or published widely
Non-fiction authors3,987Living, at least half non-fiction
Selected experts1,466998 prize-listed authors
The best-known books of 2023 to 2026, from 7,304 appearances in public bestseller lists, platform tops and literary prizes across Europe and the United States. Ordered by the number of lists they appear in.
| Book | Countries | Lists | Years | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins | degbieseusint | 11 | 2025 | Found |
| The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown | atchdegbusint | 8 | 2025 | Found |
| Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros | degbusint | 8 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| The Housemaid Freida McFadden | gbieus | 8 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | Found |
| James Percival Everett | gbusint | 8 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros | degbieusint | 7 | 2025 | Found |
| The Let Them Theory Mel Robbins | gbienlusint | 7 | 2025, 2026 | Found |
| Intermezzo Sally Rooney | esgbienlint | 7 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Fourth Wing – Flammengeküsst Rebecca Yarros | de | 7 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| NEXUS Yuval Noah Harari | chdenlnoseint | 6 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| It ends with us Colleen Hoover | gbienlus | 6 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Atomic Habits (EXP) James Clear | degbnlus | 6 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Die Einladung Sebastian Fitzek | chde | 6 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Iron Flame – Flammengeküsst Rebecca Yarros | de | 6 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| The Woman in Me Britney Spears | degbusint | 5 | 2023 | Found |
| Holly Stephen King | esnlusint | 5 | 2023 | Found |
| Spare Prince Harry | gbusint | 5 | 2023 | Found |
| Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros | degbus | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| The Correspondent Virginia Evans | gbusint | 5 | 2025, 2026 | Found |
| Verity Colleen Hoover | degbus | 5 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| We Solve Murders Richard Osman | gbusint | 5 | 2024 | Found |
| Tata Valérie Perrin | fritno | 5 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | Found |
| The Bee Sting Paul Murray | gbieint | 5 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Mother Mary Comes to Me Arundhati Roy | gbusint | 5 | 2025, 2026 | Found |
| The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman | gbusint | 5 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| The Women Kristin Hannah | usint | 5 | 2024 | Found |
| Eine Frage der Chemie Bonnie Garmus | chde | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Not found |
| Dunkles Wasser Charlotte Link | chde | 5 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Icebreaker Hannah Grace | chde | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Windstärke 17 Caroline Wahl | chde | 5 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Nur noch ein einziges Mal Colleen Hoover | chde | 5 | 2023, 2024 | Not found |
| La asistenta Freida McFadden | es | 5 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | Found |
| Las hijas de la criada Sonsoles Ónega | es | 5 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Hábitos atómicos James Clear | es | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | Found |
| The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman | gbieusint | 4 | 2025 | Found |
| It starts with us Colleen Hoover | gbnlus | 4 | 2023, 2024 | Found |
| Le Boyfriend Freida McFadden | frusint | 4 | 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall | gbusint | 4 | 2025 | Found |
| A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas | degbus | 4 | 2024 | Found |
| Der Nachbar Sebastian Fitzek | atchde | 4 | 2025 | Found |
| Wackelkontakt Wolf Haas | atchde | 4 | 2025 | Found |
| Lázár Nelio Biedermann | chdees | 4 | 2025, 2026 | Found |
| Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver | gbnous | 4 | 2023, 2025 | Found |
| Katabasis R. F. Kuang | gbusint | 4 | 2025 | Found |
| 1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin | usint | 4 | 2025, 2026 | Found |
| Wenn sie wüsste Freida McFadden | chde | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Powerless - Das Spiel Lauren Roberts | deint | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| 22 Bahnen Caroline Wahl | chde | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| Mimik Sebastian Fitzek | chde | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |
| X Pascal Engman | nose | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | Found |